Huge Yuumi Nerfs Incoming!
On the worlds patch, we're seeing a huge set of buffs for classically unloved champions. Meanwhile, this patch is almost entirely aimed at professional level play to the point where champions that are nearly exclusively good in pro play like Yuumi are being nerfed as well. I expect her solo queue win rate to be quite precariously low after this patch. Check out our quick summary and full notes below!
Summary
Buffs: Aatrox, Akali, Annie, Ashe, Blitzcrank, Fiora, Graves, Heimerdinger, Mordekaiser, Orianna, Ornn, Rek'Sai, Sion, Twisted Fate, Vayne, Veigar, Xin Zhao, Zac
Nerfs: Gragas, Karma, Pantheon, Sejuani, Sylas, Tahm Kench, Yuumi
Tweaks: Riven
Patch 9.19 notes
GOOD GRIEF, WE'RE FINALLY HERE. It's the Worlds patch!!
Similar to our philosophy for last year's Worlds patch, we've been making steady changes throughout the last few patches as to not completely throw everything in flux and have the pros invalidate whatever playbooks they've been developing for the most exciting event of the year. More than completely neutralizing top priority picks, we've been working on elevating more champions to competitive viability and are continuing that work in 9.19.
This change process has resulted in smaller buffs or a couple of impactful nerfs across a slew of champions and more pro-focused changes that should even out the scales and create fun, diverse, and impactful picks for the next few weeks of Worlds games.
On to the changes!
Hanna “shio shoujo” WooPatch Highlights
Championship Ryze, Valiant Sword Riven, Majestic Empress Morgana, and Splendid Staff Nami will be available on September 26, 2019.
Champions
Aatrox
Q minion damage reduction decreased.
We overnerfed Aatrox in 9.18 and are giving back some of the waveclear he lost.
Q - The Darkin Blade
MINION DAMAGE REDUCTION60% ⇒ 45%
Akali
R2 max damage increased.
We also overnerfed Akali in 9.18. With her ultimate now sufficiently gated, we're returning some of the damage.
R - Perfect Execution
R2 MAXIMUM DAMAGE195/420/645 ⇒ 225/450/645
Annie
E movement speed increased; cooldown now scales.
Following up on the 9.18 changes since we ended up going with a more conservative approach than necessary.
E - Molten Shield
MOVEMENT SPEED25-50.5% (levels 1-18) ⇒ 30-60% (levels 1-18)
COOLDOWN15 seconds ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
Ashe
Passive slow increased. Q now an auto attack reset.
Increasing Ashe's utility so she can be considered a good pick when a player wants to run down opponents in the early game. In addition, we're returning the full auto attack reset to her Q. We've decided that the minimal gameplay gains weren't worth the adverse effect on the satisfaction of playing Ashe.
Passive - Frost Shot
SLOW15-30% (levels 1-18) ⇒ 20-30% (levels 1-18)
Q - Ranger's Focus
J>PQ GOT ACNow is an auto attack reset
Blitzcrank
Q range increased. R max stacks increased.
Blitzcrank is the Hook and should always be even as we release other champions who just happen to have hooks in their abilities alongside other things.
Q - Rocket Grab
RANGE1050 ⇒ 1150
R - Static Field
PASSIVE MAX STACKS2 marks ⇒ 3 marks
Fiora
Q can now hit turrets and wards. E2 can now crit turrets.
Fiora's in an acceptable place when it comes to matchups in lane, but she struggles to convert her lane victories into game victories.
Q - Lunge
TOWER DEFENSECan now hit turrets and wards (will prioritize champion vitals, ultimate targets, champs, dying minions, turrets, and wards, respectively)
E - Bladework
STONEHENGEThe second basic attack can now deal bonus damage to turrets
Gragas
W cooldown increased; damage ratio decreased.
Gragas has been dominating the pro meta for a while, so we're nerfing his clear speed.
W - Drunken Rage
COOLDOWN5 seconds ⇒ 6 seconds
DAMAGE RATIO8% of target's maximum health ⇒ 7% of target's maximum health
Graves
Base attack damage increased. Rounding out some other base stats.
We're giving Graves some more reliable power via his base attack damage so he feels generally stronger at all points of a game. Also rounding out some other stats since we're here!
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE66 ⇒ 68
HEALTH551.1 ⇒ 555
MANA322.2 ⇒ 325
MANA REGEN7.9 ⇒ 8
Heimerdinger
Q and R turret AP ratio increased. E stun duration increased.
Buffing Heimerdinger all-around since he's on the weaker side.
Q - H-28G Evolution Turret
BASIC ATTACK RATIO30% ability power ⇒ 35% ability power
E - CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade
STUN DURATION1.25 seconds ⇒ 1.5 seconds
R - h48Q Apex Turret
BASIC ATTACK RATIO30% ability power ⇒ 35% ability power
Karma
Q1 AP ratio decreased.
Nerfing Karma's non-support damage so she isn't so strong as a blind pick generalist. Teams will now have to consider losing a considerable amount of damage if they want to pick her.
Q - Inner Flame
Q1 DAMAGE RATIO60% ability power ⇒ 40% ability power
Mordekaiser
W shield from damage dealt increased. Spectators can now see champions in the Death Realm as spirits.
Lightly buffing Mordekaiser in a way that might be most felt in pro games.
W - Indestructible
DAMAGE DEALT POTENTIAL SHIELD30% of the damage he deals ⇒ 35% of the damage he deals
R - Realm of Death
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?Spectators now see the combatants in the Spooky Realm as appropriately spooky
Orianna
R damage increased.
Orianna is feeling generally weak right now so we're powering up her ultimate for the sweet wombo combos.
R - Command: Shockwave
DAMAGE150/225/300 (+0.7 ability power) ⇒ 200/275/350 (+0.8 ability power)
Ornn
Free Masterwork upgrades happen earlier.
Making Ornn's unique attributes happen earlier in the game.
Passive - Living Forge
MASTERWORK UPGRADEMasterworks upgrade for free when Ornn reaches level 13 ⇒ 12
Pantheon
Base magic resist decreased. W empowered damage now scales.
More follow-up post release on the stronk man.
Base Stats
MAGIC RESIST32.1 ⇒ 28
W - Shield Vault
EMPOWERED DAMAGEDeals 150% total attack damage over three hits ⇒ Deals 135-165% (levels 1-18) total attack damage over three hits
Rek'Sai
Base armor increased. Unburrowed Q now works on turrets.
We're making Rek'Sai's auto attacks work the way players expect them along with some more durability.
Base Stats
ARMOR33 ⇒ 36
Q - Queen's Wrath
FACE MY WRATHRek'Sai's Unburrowed Q now works on turrets
Riven
Q cooldown increased. E cooldown decreased.
Our last few Riven changes didn't hit the results we were looking for, disproportionately weakening the players who are newer to her and don't have the same level of familiarity. We're trying again by reverting back to her pre-9.9 state and adding a simpler nerf to her E instead.
Q - Broken Wings
COOLDOWN12 seconds ⇒ 13 seconds
E - Valor
COOLDOWN14/13/12/11/10 seconds ⇒ 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
Sejuani
Passive damage ratio flattened.
Sejuani's damage is very high when considering all of the utility she has, especially in pro play. We're nerfing her dueling power and mid-game damage.
Passive - Fury of the North
ICEBREAKER DAMAGE RATIO10/15/20% of target's maximum health (levels 1, 7, 14) ⇒ 10% of target's maximum health
Sion
W base shield increased.
Sion is unusually weak in skilled play. We're buffing his on-demand shielding, since this is more helpful in higher-level play.
W - Soul Furnace
BASE SHIELD30/55/80/105/130 ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150
Sylas
Base armor and armor growth decreased. Passive damage ratio adjusted.
One of Sylas' main strengths lies in his generalist kit and high AoE power from his very reliable passive. This combination created no-fail situations which led to Sylas' 3-role, omnipresent, pro flex status.
So basically, we're nerfing him so he's not 100% pick-ban at Worlds.
Base Stats
ARMOR32 ⇒ 28
ARMOR GROWTH3 ⇒ 2.5
Passive - Petricite Burst
DAMAGE RATIO9-60 (levels 1-18) (+1.0 total attack damage)(+0.2 ability power), reduced by 50% for minions that aren't the primary target ⇒ (+1.1 total attack damage)(+0.2 ability power) to the primary target, (+0.4 total attack damage)(+0.2 ability power) to everyone else
Tahm Kench
E’s Grey Health heal now scales.
Tahm Kench is one of the best champs for protecting teammates from being picked off by enemies, and he should therefore be more vulnerable to poke.
E - Thick Skin
GREY HEALTH HEAL75% of Grey Health at all ranks ⇒ 30-100% of Grey Health (levels 1-18)
Twisted Fate
E attack speed increased; base damage increased.
Buffing TF in a way so he's better in the match-ups that favor him, but that preserve his existing vulnerabilities to ranged champions.
E - Stacked Deck
ATTACK SPEED10/15/20/25/30% ⇒ 20/25/30/35/40%
BASE DAMAGE55/80/105/130/155 ⇒ 65/90/115/140/165
Vayne
R base AD increased.
Vayne is still a tad weak after the last round of buffs, so we’re giving her more late-game power.
R - Final Hour
BONUS ATTACK DAMAGE20/30/40 ⇒ 25/40/55
Veigar
E cooldown decreased later.
Despite Veigar's scaling nature, his contributions to teamfights struggle to keep pace with what's necessary in the late game, so we're buffing the ability that helps out the most in those situations.
E - Event Horizon
COOLDOWN18/17/16/15/14 seconds ⇒ 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds
Xin Zhao
Passive base heal increased. Q base damage increased later.
Xin could use some love after the Scuttler changes decreased his early game power value so we're helping out.
Passive - Determination
BASE HEAL8-59 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 10-78 (levels 1-18)
Q - Three Talon Strike
BASE DAMAGE20/25/30/35/40 ⇒ 20/28/36/44/52
Yuumi
Q slow strength now flattened, duration decreased, no longer decays over time.
Yuumi has been a fuzzy menace in the pro scene, so we're nerfing one of the more pro-impacting elements of her kit.
Q - Prowling Projectile
SLOW20/32/44/56/68/80% ⇒ 20% at all ranks
SLOW DURATION1.5 seconds ⇒ 1 seconds
CAT NAPSlow no longer decays over time
Zac
Bloblets restore more health.
With more value on his bloblets, Zac should be able to scale better into late game and feel more satisfaction in this unique part of his kit.
R - Let's Bounce!
NEWGREEN POTIONBloblets restore an additional 1/2/3% maximum health
Items
We've removed "The" from some item names and descriptions!
- Black Cleaver
- Black Spear
- Bloodthirster
- Dark Seal
- Hex Core mk1 and mk2
- Lightbringer
- Obsidian Cleaver
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug where Ultimate Hunter would not reduce Kayle's R - Divine Judgement's cooldown
- Fixed a bug where Rakan's self-only R marker would display in Spectator Mode
- Adjusted the default keybindings for some pings ("This is warded" moved to H, "Hold position" moved to J)
- Tibbers will properly draw turret aggro onto Annie if he deals damage to an enemy champion under turret
- Illaoi is properly able to cast W - Harsh Lesson even when Grounded
- Shyvana no longer loses her gained movement speed from W - Burnout when transforming via R - Dragon's Descent
- Yasuo is no longer able to cast R - Last Breath onto a non-knocked up target who's just been hit with Ornn's R - Call of the Forge God
- When Taunted or Silenced, Shyvana's Q - Twin Bite's empowered attack properly launches onto the target before being consumed
- Increased the recast lockout time for Pantheon's E - Aegis Assault so spamming the key doesn't accidentally, almost instantly, cancel the ability
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released this patch. Grab the League Displays app for full-res splash art!
The following chromas will be released this patch:
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